Both teams came into this game on losing streaks and in desperate need of a win. The Wildcats had lost their first 3 games by large margins, while Fairfax had come off 2 close losses. Nevertheless, they both wanted this one badly. The Colts were just too much for the Wildcats on this day. Southern Maryland moved the ball pretty well on the first possession but were unable to score. Deontez Fleet and Devin Jones moved the chains but eventually turned the ball over on downs.

The Wildcats defense, led by Demartez Hawkins-Thomas, held the Colts on their first possession as well and it looked like we might have a game on our hands. On the Colts 2nd possession, QB Colt Roe found Josh Carter on a short out pattern. Joshua appeared to be on his way to the ground after the DB came up and cut his legs out from under him, but he put his left hand down to catch his balance and his knee never touched. He popped up and turned a 3 yard out into a 61 yard catch and run into the endzone to give the Colts a 6 - 0 lead, which they took into the 2nd quarter.

In the second quarter, Roe showed that he could use his legs as well as his arm and for a moment reminded Colts fans of the Sensational Ish Seisay, who let Fairfax to a 4 - 2 record last year. He scooted up the left sideline for a 30 yard TD to make the score 12 - 0. Later in the quarter Roe found Marquis Saldana on a 16 yard TD reception. With the score 20 - 0, Karee Boyens made a big play on kickoff coverage. He made a tackle on Deontez Fleet, forced a fumble, and recovered the fumble, which broke the spirit of the Wildcats.

A few plays later, Levi Teschler, who is just an outstanding football player and an amazing story as the only deaf player in the GYFL, scored from the 5 yard line and at the half the score was 28 - 0.

The Wildcats showed some life in the 3rd quarter and stopped the Colts on a number of possessions, but they couldn't get much going offensively. The defensive pressure was relentless by the Colts all day by Tayson Diggs, Saldana and the rest of the Colts defense. Teschler broke a 46 yard run in the 3rd quarter to put the Colts in position to score again, but a fumble by Teschler thwarted that drive. Aaron Ince stepped in front of a Devin Jones pass for his second interception in 2 weeks. Chris Colbert finished the scoring for Fairfax with a 32 yard TD run late in the 4th.

The final score was Fairfax County Colts 34, Southern Maryland Wildcats 0

Game Stats:

Fairfax County Colts

Offense

Passing

Comp

Att

Yards

TD

Int

Sacks

Fum

Colt Roe

7

15

114

2

0

1

0

Total Passing

7

15

114

2

0

1

0

Rushing

Att

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Levi Teschler

6

65

10.8

1

0

Chris Colbert

4

45

11.3

1

0

Colt Roe

7

44

6.3

1

0

Randy Cooper

2

14

7.0

0

0

Joshua Carter

1

1

1.0

0

0

Total Rushing:

20

169

8.5

3

0

Receiving

Rec

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Marquis Saldana

2

24

12.0

1

0

Levi Teschler

2

23

11.5

0

0

Joshua Carter

2

67

33.0

1

0

Chris Colbert

1

0

0.0

0

0

Total Receiving:

7

114

16.2

2

0

Offense

Yards

Total Rushing

169

Total Receiving

114

Total Offense:

283

Fairfax County Colts

Defense

Name

Tckl

Sacks

Int

F Fum

R Fum

Marquis Saldana

4

0

0

0

0

Karee Boyens

3

0

0

1

1

Tayson Diggs

3

0

1

0

0

Aaron Ince

3

0

1

0

0

Aluiric Roulac

3

0

0

0

1

Trejuan Wesley

2

1

0

0

0

Joshua Carter

1

0

0

0

0

Glen Rushing

1

0

0

0

0

Derrick Copelin

1

0

1

0

0

Chris Colbert

1

1

0

1

0

Randy Cooper

1

0

0

0

0

Kyle Morris

1

0

0

0

0

Levi Teschler

1

0

0

0

0

Matt Sigda

1

0

0

0

0

Jeremiah Carter

0

0

1

0

0

Total Defense:

26

2

4

2

2

Punt Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Total P Returns:

0

0

0.0

0

0

KO Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Total KO Returns:

0

0

0.0

0

0

Southern MD Wildcats

Offense

Passing

Comp

Att

Yards

TD

Int

Sacks

Fum

Devin Jones

5

17

36

0

4

2

1

Total Passing

5

17

36

0

4

2

1

Rushing

Att

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Deontez Fleet

10

29

2.9

0

0

Avery Wills

2

6

3.0

0

0

Devin Jones

8

-7

-.87

0

0

Total Rushing:

20

28

1.4

0

0

Receiving

Rec

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Michael Porter

1

22

22.0

0

0

Andre Gray

1

8

8.0

0

0

Ryland Sweetney

1

7

7.0

0

0

Jahmek Wright-Anthony

1

5

5.0

0

0

Deontez Fleet

1

0

0.0

0

0

Total Receiving:

5

36

7.2

0

0

Offense

Yards

Total Rushing

28

Total Receiving

36

Total Offense:

64

Southern MD Wildcats

Defense

Name

Tckl

Sacks

Int

F Fum

R Fum

Ryland Sweetney

5

0

0

1

0

DeMartez Hawkins-Thomas

4

0

0

0

1

Deontez Fleet

2

0

0

0

0

Jahmek Wright-Anthony

2

0

0

0

0

Avery Wills

2

1

0

0

0

William Jordan

1

0

0

0

1

Noah Orr

1

0

0

0

0

Total Defense:

17

1

0

1

1

Punt Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Avery Wills

1

14

14.0

0

0

Total P Returns:

1

14

14.0

0

0

KO Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Devin Jones

1

10

10.0

0

0

Demartez Hawkins-Thomas

1

10

10.0

0

0

Deontez Fleet

1

5

5.0

0

1

Avery Wills

1

3

3.0

0

0

Total KO Returns:

4

28

7.0

0

1

Game #2{f4v}wk4-2011-bc-vs-dc{/f4v}

DC Warriors 28, Baltimore County Panthers 0

Baltimore County came out with a lot to prove in this game as they took on the high octane offense of the DC Warriors. The Warriors are undefeated and look to be the favorites to play for the coveted trophy this year, but there were still 3 weeks left in the season and Baltimore County looked like they wanted to rain on the DC parade in the first quarter. It was the first game of the season that the Warriors were held scoreless in the first quarter.

Nashua Lopez and Jacques Scott powered the Panthers down the field on their first possession, but they were unable to convert the drive into points. In the 2nd quarter QB Harvey Ragsdale and the Warriors began to get it in gear, with Ragsdale connecting with Navon Prince on a 41 yard TD catch and run to give the Warriors the first lead of the day at 8 - 0 after the conversion. Cyrus Boardman came in at QB for the Panthers and completed a few passes on the next drive, but the Warriors held and put the ball back into the hands and feet of Ragsdale, who scored on a 10 yard TD run to make the score 14 - 0.

Boardman connected with Tyquez Shade and Lopez on the next drive, but a big sack pushed them out of first down range and they had to punt. The Warriors went back to work and scored again on a Ragsdale to DeMatri Justice 5 yard TD pass and the margin was increased to 20 - 0 at the half. The Panthers defense was much tougher in the second half and contained the Warriors to only one more touchdown drive, but offensively, Baltimore could not sustain a drive against the speedy and scrappy Warriors. Their biggest problem was the center to QB snap in the shotgun. They were forced to pass to try to get back in the game, but the center consistently snapped the ball over the QB's head.

Rashard Cooper took over at QB for the Warriors in the second half and he moved the team between the 20's but was only able to engineer 1 score. He did it himself on a 10 yard TD run up the middle. The Warriors got a safety to finish the scoring at 28 - 0. Cooper led the team in rushing with 48 yards. Kenneth Holmes was tough on defense for the Warriors with 3 tackles.

It must be noted that although the Panthers have not won a game yet, they have a few players that just jump out on film. Nashua Lopez is a big time football player. He runs it, he catches it, he makes plays on defense and he is a baller. Keral Patterson is lightweight but packs a ton of power. Raquan Gray, who missed this game with a concussion is impressive. Dimitri Lezcano is a playmaker on defense and Tyquez Shade is all over the field. Be careful with these Panthers. They could be a spoiler for someone with thoughts of playing in the Championship if they are not careful.

The final score of this game would lead some to believe that it was not entertaining and thrilling and nothing could be further from the truth. The reigning champion Stallions really had a chip on their shoulder after losing to the Montgomery County in week 2 and had something to prove. Loudoun County is loaded with talent and have a big time QB that can dissect a defense in Nick Johns. They have a well balanced running attack and are fundamentally sound. We were all shocked when the Stallions jumped all over them and raced to an early lead on the arm of Angelo Payne and the hands and legs of Quay Marshall (St. Frances).

Marshall played on the squad as a 7th grader and was primarily a menacing pass rusher last year. We knicknamed him the "Bounty Hunter" last year because of his pass rushing skills and dominance coming off of of the age. He grew about 3 inches over the year and put on some weight, as well as increased his speed tremendously. He still plays defense but has evolved into the most dangerous reciever in the league after 4 games (Juwan "The Freak" Hakim may take issue with that). Marshall is big, fast and hard to cover. He opened the game with a 55 yard kickoff return, then on the 3rd play from scrimmage he got a step behind the War Eagle Corner and Payne laid the ball out for a bomb down the right sideline. The pass was tipped up in the air by the defender, but Marshall concentrated, caught the ball and raced into the end zone for the first score, but it wouldn't be his last.

The War Eagles mounted a long drive that consumed much of the first quarter, but a fumble by Isaiah Haynes on an exchange from Johns that was recovered by Marshall stopped their momentum. Then Payne went right back to his favorite reciever again up the right sideline. Marshall leaped in the air and made another circus catch for 37 yards that put the Stallions back in scoring position as the first quarter ended. On the 3rd play of the second quarter, Payne and Marshall victimized the War Eagle secondary again. Payne threw another bomb up the right sideline, Marshall got a step on his defender and caught the ball in full stride for a 45 yard TD. Opposing defenses may want to consider triple teaming the 6'3 180 lb WR or prepare to be in for some long afternoons. The Stallions led 14 - 0 early in the 2nd quarter.

Neither team was able to score again before the half as they both played tough defense. Davon Monette was flawless on the corner blanketing recievers the whole first half and making bone jarring tackles in his run support role. Marquis Williams plugged holes on defense and ran over people on offense from his FB/LB position. Isaiah Haynes did the exact same thing for the War Eagles. He recorded 9 tackles for the game and was all over the field in the first half. Calvin Strahin ran effectively and hard for the War Eagles, who for the 4th week in a row showcased a different tailback as their leading rusher.

In the second half the War Eagle defense stiffened and Johns began to find open recievers as they moved the ball effectively, but they were unable to score. Anthony Spencer made a ton of tackles for the Stallions and they went into the fourth quarter leading 14 - 0. In the middle of the 4th quarter the Stallions were finally able to mount another drive that closed the door on the War Eagles. They had a 12 play drive that consumed the clock and was capped off by a 1 yard run by Angelo Payne, who has put us some impressive numbers from his QB position so far this season. Johns got hot late in the game and had some nice passes to Dylan Mellor and Ryan McVey, but it wasn't enough on this day.

The final score was Baltimore Metro Stallions 22, Loudoun County War Eagles 0

Baltimore Metro Stallions

Offense

Passing

Comp

Att

Yards

TD

Int

Sacks

Fum

Angelo Payne

4

10

151

2

1

1

0

Anthony Simpson

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Total Passing

4

11

151

2

1

1

0

Rushing

Att

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Marquis Williams

7

32

4.6

0

0

Deangelo Wright

8

25

3.1

0

0

Brenan Alston

3

21

7.0

0

0

Davon Monette

4

20

5.0

0

0

Rostin Bromell

4

17

4.3

0

0

Anthony Simpson

1

5

5.0

0

0

Michael Freeman

1

2

2.0

0

0

Trent Gordan

2

2

1.0

0

0

Angelo Payne

2

-5

-2.5

1

0

Michael Owens

1

-5

-5.0

0

0

Total Rushing:

32

118

3.7

1

0

Receiving

Rec

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Quay Marshall

3

126

42.0

2

0

Zionnez Spencer

1

25

25.0

0

0

Total Receiving:

4

151

37.8

2

0

Offense

Yards

Total Rushing

118

Total Receiving

151

Total Offense:

269

Baltimore Metro Stallions

Defense

Name

Tckl

Sacks

Int

F Fum

R Fum

Davon Monette

6

0

0

0

0

Rostin Bromell

5

0

0

0

0

Anthony Simpson

4

1

0

0

0

Marquise Williams

4

0

0

0

0

Deangelo Wright

4

0

0

0

0

Michael Owens

3

0

1

0

0

David Blake

2

0

0

0

0

Zionnez Spencer

2

0

0

0

0

Quay Marshall

1

0

0

0

0

Angelo Payne

1

0

0

0

0

Trent Gordan

1

0

0

0

0

Tyrell Nelson

1

0

0

0

0

Total Defense:

34

1

1

0

0

Punt Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Davon Monette

2

42

21.0

0

0

Total P Returns:

2

42

21.0

0

0

KO Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Quay Marshall

1

55

55.0

0

0

Total KO Returns:

1

55

55.0

0

0

Loudoun County War Eagles

Offense

Passing

Comp

Att

Yards

TD

Int

Sacks

Fum

Nick Johns

7

24

92

0

1

1

0

Total Passing

7

24

92

0

1

1

0

Rushing

Att

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Calvin Strahin

13

53

4.1

0

0

Isaiah Haynes

5

15

3.0

0

0

Nick Johns

2

4

2.0

0

0

Randall Waters

6

-4

-.66

0

0

Total Rushing:

26

68

2.6

0

0

Receiving

Rec

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Ryan McVey

2

48

24.0

0

0

Dylan Mellor

2

47

23.5

0

0

Billy Sheehan

1

9

9.0

0

0

Calvin Strahin

2

-3

-1.5

0

0

Total Receiving:

7

92

13.1

0

0

Offense

Yards

Total Rushing

68

Total Receiving

92

Total Offense:

160

Loudoun County War Eagles

Defense

Name

Tckl

Sacks

Int

F Fum

R Fum

Isaiah Haynes

9

0

0

0

0

Calvin Strahin

4

1

0

0

0

Ayden Sengpiehl

3

0

0

0

0

Uzoma Kpaduwa

3

0

0

0

0

Jason Chubbuck

3

0

0

0

0

Randall Waters

2

0

0

0

0

Ben Cross

2

0

0

0

0

Billy Sheehan

1

0

0

0

0

Aaron Crawford

1

0

0

0

0

Nick Johns

1

0

0

0

0

Warren Creech

1

0

0

0

0

Anthony Page

1

0

0

0

0

#75

1

0

0

0

0

Tyriek King

0

0

1

0

0

Total Defense:

32

1

1

0

0

Punt Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Total P Returns:

0

0

0.0

0

0

KO Returns

Ret

Yards

Avg.

TD

Fum

Dylan Mellor

1

18

18.0

0

0

Billy Sheehan

1

13

13.0

0

0

Hunter Price

1

7

7.0

0

0

Total KO Returns:

3

38

12.6

0

0

Game #4

{f4v}wk4-2011-mont-vs-pg{/f4v}

Montgomery County Bearcats 36 , Prince George's Swarm 20

This was the marquee game of the day and the crowd did not leave disappointed. It was a shootout at the OK Corral. Montgomery County played as if they were tired of hearing about how good Nick Johns and the War Eagles are. They were fed up with hearing about how Baltimore Metro was getting their swagger back, and how Prince George's had improved so much this year. The talk of the league so far has been the DC Warriors Offense, and the above mentioned teams and their stories.

The masses have not been talking about the Bearcats and that is just they way coach Andy Steffanelli likes it. After week 4 they look like they may end up being the favorites to represent the North in the Championship game if they keep playing like they did on this day and the favorites continue to win out.

Both defenses came out on fire on their first posessions and forced each other to punt, but on the Bearcats 2nd posession Antione "Junior" Assemian exploded onto the GYFL scene and left a mark that will not soon be forgotten. Montgomery County has a number of talented running backs. They can hurt you with the power of Daqwan Hill, the elusiveness of Travon Stott, and the quickness and acceleration of Myles Robinson. What Assemian showed us today was that when it is time for pure speed, give the ball to number 5. He ran off of the left tackle and broke to the sideline and was just gone for a 37 yard TD run where he actually sprinted away from Aayron Monroe, who is one of the fastest players in the league. Monroe ran a 4.7 at the combine, so Assemian must be at least a 4.6 forty sprinter, if not better. Remember the name. Bearcats 8, Swarm 0.

The Swarm has great athleticism and coaching as well and struck back pretty quickly. Behind the legs and arms of star QB Ramar Williams, PG went right down the field and scored on a 7 yard TD pass from Williams to DJ Turner. DJ is lightning quick as well and showed his considerable skills with 5 catches for 62 yards and the first TD of the game to make the score 8 - 6. We knew we were in for a game. The defenses took over the game for the next few posessions until late in the 2nd quarter when it was Assemian time again. The Bearcats had the ball on their own 27 yard line and this time he broke off the right tackle and within an instant he was in the secondary. The Swarm have a number of speedy defenders in the secondary and nobody in the stands could believe their eyes when Assemian litterally destroyed all of the angles the Swarm had on him and displayed perfect sprinter form as he accelerated past everyone for a 73 yard TD run. He didn't even look tired when he crossed the goal line. Bearcats 16, Swarm 6.

The Swarm's vaunted running game was not able to get on track today, as Garvin Brooms began to take the game over from the defensive side of the ball. Bernard Greenhow, Donovan McAfee, Eddison Reinoso, Zack Ralli and the defenders shut the PG running game down and took a score of 16 - 6 into halftime.

There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter, but plenty of tough defense. As the 4th Quarter began, Myles Robinson squatted on an out pattern and read Williams perfectly as he tried to throw into the flat. Robinson jumped the route and picked off Williams. He sprinted 24 yards into the endzone to push the lead to 24 - 6. The score may have looked daunting at that point, but there was no quit in the Swarm. On the next possession, Williams went right back to work and found Aayron Monroe over the top of the Bearcat defense and dropped a perfect spiral over the top of the defense which caught Monroe in stride. He caught the ball at the Bearcat 39 yard line and sprinted the rest of the way into the end zone to make it 24 - 12 early in the 4th quarter.

Montgomery County was not about to let the Swarm get their confidence back and went to Assemian again. He delivered for his 3rd score of the day on a 34 yard TD right up the middle of the Swarm defense to stretch the lead back to 18 at 30 - 12. In between Williams picking himself up off of the ground after each one of Garvin Brooms 4 sacks on the day, he was completing passes and fighting to bring his team back. He found the speedy Ronald bell in the left flat from the Swarm 24 yard line. Bell made a quick cut and got to the sidelines where he was able to show off his blazing speed. After tip toeing the sidelines, Bell found himself deep into the Bearcat secondary on his way to a 76 yard touchdown. I told you it was a shoot out. Bearcats 30, Swarm 20.

The Swarm had all the momentum and tried an onside kick. If they succeeded, there was still plenty of time to go down and score again to tighten the score even more. The kick was perfect and they had a great opportunity to recover, but the ball slipped through the hands of DJ Turner and the Bearcats got it back. The expectation was that Montgomery County would run the ball out with Hill, but coach Steffanelli had different thoughts. After a couple of tough runs up the middle by Hill, the Bearcats shocked the whole stadium by having Anthony Dougherty run a play action pass. He faked a hand off to Hill, which sucked the whole Swarm defense in, as Shane Simmons, the big 7th grade TE, slipped behind the Swarm secondary. Dougherty threw a perfect spiral and hit Simmons for a 43 yard TD pass that closed the deal for the Bearcats.

Garvin Brooms was insane on defense with 4 sacks. Zack Ralli put in another stellar defensive performance with 5 tackles. Uriah McNeil was stout as well. Assemian had 168 yards on 16 carries for the best rushing performance so far this year, while Ramar Williams threw for 3 TD's and 294 yards for the best passing performance of the year. He had numerous drops on the day that would have easily put him over the 300 yard mark. Ellison the "Man Child" Jordan had a solid game, but for the first time all season was held pretty much in check by the Bearcat offensive line, which played lights out all day.

The final score was Montgomery County Bearcats 36, Prince George's Swarm 20